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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus

New immigration detention subcontractor accused of price-fixing on ADF contracts

The Melbourne immigration detention centre's main gate
The ACCC has announced it is taking action in the federal court against Spotless Facility Services and Ventia Australia as well as four executives for alleged price fixing. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

A major subcontractor engaged by an US private prison operator to help run Australia’s onshore immigration detention network is facing price-fixing allegations.

Last week Guardian Australia revealed that Australia’s onshore immigration detention network would now be operated by a subsidiary of Management & Training Corporation (MTC), taking over the troubled detention system from the British multinational Serco.

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